SZRFH v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1100

SZRFH v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1100

The appeal was dismissed because the sole ground of appeal disclosed no appellable error. If no duty of procedural fairness attached to the ITOA process, there was no procedural fairness issue; if such a duty did attach, the primary judge correctly concluded that there had been no denial of procedural fairness. The argument that ss 197C and 198 invalidated the assessment process had not been advanced below, was lacking in detail and self-evident merit, and leave to raise it on appeal was refused. The original judicial review grounds were also correctly rejected by the primary judge.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 July 2018
Procedural Posture
Appeal From a Federal Circuit Court Decision Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an International Treaties Obligations Assessment Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['refugee Status Assessment' 'international Treaties Obligations Assessment' 'non Refoulement Obligations' 'procedural Fairness' 'ministerial Non Compellable Powers' 'offshore Entry Persons' 'judicial Review' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizens']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'refugee Law' 'human Rights'] ['refugee Status Assessment' 'international Treaties Obligations Assessment' 'non Refoulement Obligations' 'procedural Fairness' 'ministerial Non Compellable Powers' 'offshore Entry Persons' 'judicial Review' 'removal of Unlawful Non Citizens']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From a Federal Circuit Court Decision Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of an International Treaties Obligations Assessment Decision / Appeal to the Federal Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred by failing to consider the combined operation of ss 197C and 198 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) on the ITOA process and the requirements of natural justice and procedural fairness after 16 December 2014.' 'Whether the ITOA process was undertaken as a preparatory process to a Ministerial power and whether procedural fairness was required.' 'Whether ss 197C and 198 invalidated the nature of the power or function exercised by the Assessor.' 'Whether leave should be granted to rely on an argument not advanced before the Federal Circuit Court.' 'Whether the primary judge erred in rejecting the original judicial review grounds concerning fresh assessment, consideration of claims, particular social group, and country information.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the sole ground of appeal disclosed no appellable error. If no duty of procedural fairness attached to the ITOA process, there was no procedural fairness issue; if such a duty did attach, the primary judge correctly concluded that there had been no denial of procedural fairness. The argument that ss 197C and 198 invalidated the assessment process had not been advanced below, was lacking in detail and self-evident merit, and leave to raise it on appeal was refused. The original judicial review grounds were also correctly rejected by the primary judge.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The Appellant is to pay the costs of the First Respondent, either as taxed or agreed.']